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Man charged with 4th OWI in 5 years BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD Joseph P. Wawroski, 44, of Necedah is facing a 4th offense in five years of OWI. The charge was filed in Juneau County Circuit Court on May 5, 2014 and if convicted he may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than Joseph P. Wawroski six years, or both. According to the criminal complaint on Sunday, May 4 2014 at approximately 11:16 p.m. Necedah officer Adam Noe clocked Wawroski driving at 12 miles per hour over the speed limit. The officer followed the vehicle being driven by Wawroski and noted that a trailer being pulled by the vehicle did not have working running lights, however when braking the lights became operational. The officer initiated a traffic stop by activating his emergency lights. It was during the traffic stop the officer was able to smell the odor of intoxicants and Wawroski stated that he had earlier consumed three beers. When asked to do a field sobriety test Wawroski reportedly declined stating, "No, I'm not doing your tests. I'm not allowed to have over a .02. I'm f*cked, just take me to jail." The officer then requested another time that Wawroski comply with the test, to which he once again refused. Wawroski was placed under arrest and transported to Mile Bluff Medical Center for a blood draw. Wawroski has a prior OWI conviction in Juneau County dating back to 2009 and a 2008 conviction in Rock County. On May 5th he appeared before Juneau County Circuit Court Judge John Roemer and was placed on a $1,000 cash bond which was posted later that same day. Absolute sobriety is a condition of the bond. He is scheduled for a June 4, 2014 initial appearance.
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES Tuesday the Ho-Chunk Nation's Bear Clan Singers and Dancers spent the day performing at schools within the Mauston School District. A few of the younger dancers happened to also be students within the District. Through dance, the performers gave a local history lesson on the area and the Ho-Chunk culture. Mauston students learned about the costumes and what they represented along with the significance of each of the dances.
Area municipalities join forces to deny Mile Bluff’s claim for tax exemptions; requests for tax refunds BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD Three Juneau County municipalities have joined together with the Village of Lake Delton and are standing firm in denying a claim
made by Mile Bluff Medical Center (MBMC) that, if allowed to go through, would result in MBMC side stepping a significant amount of property taxes for clinics in Elroy, New Lisbon, Necedah, and Lake Delton. On January 28, 2014 the City of Elroy, the City of New Lisbon, and the Village of Necedah all received a hand delivered notice signed by Mile Bluff Medical Center CEO James O'Keefe. That notice stated that the MBMC was issuing a Notice of Claim and Claim for Recovery of Unlawful Taxes. The claim stated that in February of 2013 MBMC had issued a property tax exemption to the accessor requesting property tax exemption under Wisconsin Statute 70.11 (4m)(a). The notice referred to the medical clinics in the named municipalities as Rural Health Clinics (RHC). According to the claims submitted, "RHCs are a special type of facility separately certified under the Medicare
program that must meet certain requirements that distinguish RHCs from ordinary physician clinics. RHCs are uniquely capable of furnishing health care services to patients in rural areas and provide access to services in areas that have been identified as having shortages of health care professionals. Being a provider-based RHC means that the Facility must follow federal Medicare regulations to show that it is fully integrated with the main campus of the hospital. These federal regulations require that a provider-based RHC be an integral and subordinate part of a Medicare participating hospital and be operated with other departments of the hospital under common licensure, governance, and professional supervision." The claims go on to assert, "The Facility qualifies for tax exemption under Section 70.11(4m)(a) of the Wisconsin Statutes as a hospital in accordance with the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in Covenant
Healthcare System, Inc. v. City of Wauwatosa, because, except as noted above, it is used exclusively as a hospital and it is not a doctor's office." In the case of Elroy MBMC states 99.3% of the clinic located within the city is used as a hospital and is subject to exemption - the remaining portion is used for doctor's appointments and may be taxed accordingly. MBMC was seeking a recovery $16,004.84 of the $16,117.66 assessed for the 2013 property taxes. The claim issued to the City of New Lisbon sought a recovery for 2013 property taxes in the amount of $51,349.39 of the $53,267 assessed. The MBMC claims that 96.4% of the clinic in New Lisbon is used as a hospital with the remaining used for doctor appointments. In the case of the claim issued to the Village of Necedah MBMC asserts that 96.9% of the clinic is used as a hospital with the remaining amount for doctor appointments and sought a recovery
of $19,283.19 of the $19,381.83 assessed. The claims are issued to the municipality in which the property was accessed. It is important to note that should the claims be honored, school districts, WWTC, and the County will also lose out on their portion of the property taxes that they had originally planned on and is a portion of the recovery MBMC is seeking. Banning together, the Elroy, New Lisbon, Necedah and Lake Delton in Sauk County have attained legal representation, Amie Trupke with Stafford Rosenbaum, LLP, a Madison law firm. According to Rosenbaum the ball is currently in MBMC's court as the claims have all been denied. From the date of the denial, MBMC has 90 days to file in circuit court. At this time Trupke stated no further actions have been taken by MBMC. The Messenger contacted MBMC CEO James O'Keefe and was referred by his administrative assistant to
their public relations director Kathy Behnke who stated in an email, "We are still considering all of the options, and have not made a decision yet." According to online tax records the MBMC is registered as a non profit charity, however the question that remains unanswered is if their clinics are RHC's and used as a hospital rather than for just doctor appointments. Tax records for 2011 show that the MBMC showed a total revenue of $64,088,664 with total expenses including salaries at $62,557,127. Those records also list compensation to officers, trustees and key employees. CEO James O'Keefe's total compensation including retirement and non taxable compensation was $329,862. The highest paid employee was surgeon Timothy Napier whose total compensation was $678,381. Charity care provided at cost by the MBMC was listed at $1,300,000.
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Obituaries
JAMES HENRY “HAMMER” HANSEN
VIOLET F. “VI” LAUDIE
Violet F. “Vi” Laudie, 99, of New Lisbon, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014 at Crestview Nursing Home in New Lisbon. Born in Lyons, WI on February 22, 1915, she was the daughter of Emile F. and Selma C. (nee Schulz) Vorpagel. She lived in the Lake Geneva area until 1998 when she moved to New Lisbon to be closer to family. On June 19, 1937, in Lake Geneva, she was united in marriage to Milton Herbert Laudie. Milt preceded her in death in February 1963. She worked as an inspector for Lavelle Rubber. She enjoyed needle point, word search puzzles, traveling, gardening, canning, camping and cooking, She is survived by her son, Charles Laudie of New Lisbon; grandchildren, Leon Laudie and Debra Stack. She is further survived by 6 great grandchildren; 13 great great grandchildren and one great great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Vernon A. Vorpagel, and one great great grandson. The family would like to thank Crestview Nursing Home for the wonderful care they gave Violet. Services for Violet were held at Schuette-Daniels Funeral Home on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Larry Williams presiding. Burial followed at Burlington Cemetery. www.danielsfamilyfuneral.com
DOLLY J. PESIK
Dolly J. Pesik, age 98 years, of Kendall, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. She was born on January 20, 1916 to Royal and Lilly (Altwize) Cox at home on a farm between Mt. Tabor and Trippville. Dolly was united in marriage to Jake Pesik on November 17, 1932 at Burr Ridge. They had 5 children: Sylvia Ann (Pesik) Woodard, Bobby Pesik, Richard Pesik, Eugene Pesik and Donna Mae (Pesik) Bateman. Dolly worked at home raising her children and working in her large garden, canning and helping with the farm work. She worked at Tillman’s Produce for 10 years. They bought a farm outside of Kendall, where she lived for fifty years. She worked at Ray-O-Vac for 17 years and retired in 1981. She then worked for Monroe County Services with home care for 4 years. At the age of 72, she stayed at home and went back to gardening and keeping her lawn well kept. She also pieced many quilts in her time spent indoors. She was a member of the Faith Independent Baptist Church in Ontario. She moved to Kendall Senior Housing in 2006. She lived there for her remaining days. Survivors include her daughter, Sylvia Woodard of Kendall; 11 Grandchildren, 17 Great Grandchildren and 20 Great Great Grandchildren. She will be missed by many other relatives and friends. Preceded her in death were her Parents; husband, Jake on March 27, 1979; infant son, Bobby; sons, Richard and Eugene; daughter, Donna; two brothers, Jim and Roy Cox; and a great great grandchild, Ocean Decise. Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Faith Independent Baptist Church in Ontario with Pastor Mike Gjefle officiating. Burial was in the Mount Tabor Cemetery. Friends called at the Picha Funeral Home in Elroy on Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. and at the Church on Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. For online information go to www.pichafuneralhomes.com
Juneau County Retired Educators’ Meeting The June meeting of the Juneau County Retired Educators’ Assocation will be held on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at the Spring Valley Country Club in Union Center at 12:00 noon. The menu will be Soup, Salad and Sandwich. The program will be Kevin and Patsy Alderson from LaFarge called “Author and Artist”. Members are asked to bring a donation for the Mauston School Library Program. For reservations please call Elroy - Barb Nofsinger 462-8908; New Lisbon/Hustler Loretta Balgard 562-3285; Wonewoc/Hillsboro - Ruth Schmidt 464-7498; and Mauston/Lyndon Station - Norma Smith 547-8391. New members are always welcome. Call President James Mossholder at 462-8571 for details.
James Henry “Hammer” Hansen, 60, of Reedsburg, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014, at his residence. James was born January 12, 1954 in Reedsburg to Henry and Frances (Schyvinck) Hansen. He graduated from Reedsburg High School. He then served in the US Army from 1973 until 1979. He was employed by Gredes and Meisters located in Reedsburg. He enjoyed sunday football, fishing, and socializing with friends and family. Survivors include his children; Nichole Mick, Wanda (Fiance Terry Turpin) Hansen, Malissa Hansen, and Chris Hansen, and his grandchildren; Keiren, Trevor, Carter and Jamie. He is also survived by his mother Frances, his brothers and sisters; Danny Hansen, Tom (Sue) Hansen, Jerry (Paula) Hansen, Patty (Terry) Pikel, Sue Burdick, Donna (Ron Pio) Thompson, and Diane (Jeff Ferris) Ferguson, and his half-sister Lulabell Stevens. He was preceded in death by Marie Hansen, his father Henry, his brother Joseph, his half-brothers Darryl and Arnold, and his brother-in-laws Mike Ferguson and Lyle Thompson. We celebrated James’s life with a funeral service Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at 12:00 Noon, at Farber Funeral Home in Reedsburg. Visitation was also on Tuesday, at the funeral home, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Burial followed services at Greenwood Cemetery. Farber Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
NOREEN M. PLANTENBERG
Noreen M. Plantenberg 81 passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Saturday, May 10th, 2014. Noreen was born September 28, 1932 in Milwaukee, WI the daughter of Edward and Marie Kasal. Noreen’s priority in life was family and many times strangers became family. Known as Nonny to her 7 grandchildren she demonstrated love for all through her random acts of kindness and compassion her passions included cooking, gardening, feeding the birds and spending time with her grandchildren. Noreen and her husband Clete owned Club Chapparal in Wonewoc, WI for amost 40 years. She and Clete had been married for over 60 years. Noreen is survived by her husband, Clete, Wonewoc, sister Dody (Earl), New Berlin, children Dennis (Diane) of Wonewoc, WI, Randy (Lollie) of Tomahawk, WI, Shari (Mark) Neillsville, WI, grandchildren Tracy, Brody, Jason, Cory, Brogan, Kalan, Taryn and 6 great grandchildren along with numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Friday, May 16 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with service following at 7:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home, Wonewoc, WI. Online condolences can be posted at ThompsonFuneralService.com. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Paul’s Church in LaValle, WI or The Ronald McDonald House in Marshfield, WI. Thompson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
WREA conference Members of the Wisconsin Retired Educators’ Association (WREA) recently met in five locations throughout the state: Rice Lake, Stratford, Beloit, Milwaukee, and Appleton. From our area, the following attended the meeting in Stratford: Jim Mossholder, Jeanette Demaske, Norma Smith, and Myrna Kelley. They represented the Juneau County Retired Educators’ Association (JCREA). In addition to exchanging up-to-date information, the meeting also highlighted educational challenges and issues. To support Wisconsin public schools, the WREA Foundation awarded $2,000.00 in each location. Each award recognized an innovative project at the high school level. The school recognized at Stratford was La Crosse Logan/Central. This winning project was Global Partners Pine Ridge Reservation, has a positive impact on students and the community. WREA has over 13,500 members in 66 local units. Since 1951 WREA has served as a professional organization representing Wisconsin’s retired educational community. For more information about the retired educators, contact President Jim Mossholder at 608-462-8571.
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Joseph Jasper, 89, Wonewoc died Sunday May 11, 2014 at Reedsburg Area Medical Center. He was born in rural Cazenovia, Wisconsin, December 1, 1924 the son of Matthew and Blance (Small) Jasper. He married Phyllis Good October 17, 1946. She preceded him in death on September 23, 2011. Joseph spent most of his life as a hardworking farmer, who loved working the soil and his dairy farm that he raised his family on and got great joy in teaching them the hard working ethics. He also loved his time visiting and traveling from auction to auction with Joe’s Wiener Wagon. He dearly loved his wife, family and will be missed by so many. He is survived by: Three sons: Randy (Zena) Jasper, Rick (Barb) Jasper, Rollie (Jennie) Jasper; Sister: Carmen (Phil) Gasser; Brother: Bud Jasper; Nine grandchildren; Twenty Great grandchildren; One Great Great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 65 years Phyllis, two sisters, Louise Berberich, Lee May Jasper, and two brothers, Norman and Freddie Jasper. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2014 in the Valton Friends Church with Pastor Stan Bauer officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Eden Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home 402 Center Street, Wonewoc, Wisconsin. Thompson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Warrant issued for sex registry violation BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD On May 2, 2014 a complaint and warrant for 31 year old Jeremy M. Looman
Jeremy M. Looman
was filed in the Juneau County Circuit Court. Looman is being charged with sex offender registry violation, a felony. According to the criminal complaint, on February 2, 2014 a Registry Specialist for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections mailed Looman the annual registration letter to his last verified address in Hoisington, Kansas. The letter was returned with a forwarding address listed as a
post office box in the City of New Lisbon, an address not previously reported by Looman to the Department of Corrections. In April, and at the request of the Registry Specialist, the New Lisbon Police Department was asked to verify the New Lisbon address with the post office box. The complaint goes on to state that New Lisbon Police Chief Brent Granger reported that Looman had rented the post office box
but had not picked up mail since December of 2013, therefore the box had been closed out. The original conviction resulting in Looman's need to register as a sex offender dates back to 2003 where he took an Alford plea. An Alford plea registers a formal claim neither of guilt nor innocence toward charges brought against a defendant in criminal court, however the defendant accepts all the ramifications
First Whooping Crane hatches at Necedah Refuge The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership and staff at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin are celebrating the first wild whooping crane chick of the 2014 season. The chick represents the latest success in the effort to sustain a wild migratory population of endangered whooping cranes in eastern North America. The chick hatched May 8 at Necedah refuge from the first nest of the year. The chick’s parents are 13-03 (female) and 9-05 (male). The chick will be assigned the number W1-14: “W” for a wild chick, 1 for the first hatch of the year, and 14 for the year. The pair was first seen incubating on April 9, 2014. Service intern Trevor Lauber was the first to observe the chick. “I was specifically looking for a chick since we thought there was a chance they would hatch today, and sure enough there was a little, brown fluffball next to the parent sitting on the nest.” Thanks to the efforts of WCEP, there are now 100 whooping cranes in the eastern migratory population. In addition to #13-03
and #9-05, at least 13 pairs are currently nesting. This year is the first of a three-year project on Necedah that examines whooping crane nesting habits on the refuge, especially when the birds choose to nest. It is hoped that the project will result in better nesting success on the refuge. Whooping cranes are long-lived birds that may start nesting attempts at three to five years of age and can continue hatching eggs and rearing chicks past the age of 30. In captivity, the oldest breeding whooping crane is currently 41 years old. The oldest whooping crane known to be producing young in the wild is 32 years old. In 2001, the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership, a cooperative of nine organizations dedicated to restoring whooping cranes to the eastern United States, began releasing young whooping cranes in central Wisconsin. Cranes were conditioned to follow ultralight aircraft piloted by Operation Migration Inc. from Necedah National Wildlife Refuge to Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge in Florida.
of a guilty verdict without first admitting to having committed the crime. In that case, the then 20 year old Looman was charged with sexual assault of a child under the age of 16. The criminal complaint in that case alleged that Looman twice sexually assaulted against her will, a 14 year old female known to him. When interviewed by law enforcement at the time, Looman stated he did not
commit the crime and felt the false accusations were due to issues he was having with the alleged victim's mother. Looman is 5'9" and weighs approximately 194 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. At the time the Messenger went to press, the warrant against Looman was still open.
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Mauston High School Band hosts annual Pop’s Concert the Symphonic Band who compilations played arranged by Ted Rickets called Rock, Roll and Remember, and Tijuana Brass in Concert. It was then that a break in the performance allowed for Spindler to present the Mauston High School Band Awards to various students for their dedication and performances throughout the year. Also recognized were Band Booster Board Members who would be retiring as their students would be graduating in just a few weeks. The concert ended with a final performance by the Symphonic Band with yet another melody arranged by Ted Rickets, Pop and Rock Legends: Neil Diamond.
Mauston High School band students gave a well received performance at Monday evening’s Pop’s Concert.
Band members that will soon graduate took the stage Monday evening during the concert to announce their future plans and where they will be attending to further their education.
Band Booster Board Members who will be retiring at the end of the school year due to their child graduating from high school, were recognized for their dedication to the band program. All band students signed a Cheese Hat which was presented to the outgoing Booster Board members
BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD "Turn down the suck," was the sentiment engraved on a plank given Monday evening during the Pop's Concert to Mauston Band Director Roger Spindler by the soon to be graduating senior band members. Spindler is well known for his blunt ways in guiding the high school's musicians and the quote presented to him is an old stand-by he often greets his band students with during practice and before performances. That straightforward direct approach with the students has created dedicated musicians who want to make their teacher proud, as was evident by their performance Monday
evening as they played for a packed house at the Mauston High School auditorium. The Concert Band started the show with a tribute to Duke Ellington called Salute the Duke (Michael Sweeney), followed by The Best of Chicago (Paul Murtha) and then a melody of Andrew Lloyd Weber hits called Andrew Lloyd Weber in Concert (Michael Sweeney). Following the Concert Band was something new, all band students took to the stage, sitting casually in front of the audience to perform using just their hands as the clapped and slapped their knees in a performance called Rock Trap (William Schinstine). Next to take the stage was
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BRAT DINNER FOR ATTENDEES Prior to Monday evening's Pop's Concert at the Mauston High School, the Band Boosters held a brat dinner in an effort to raise funds for the Mauston High School Band Department. EVA MARIE WOYWOD PHOTO
As a result of a routine traffic stop on Wednesday, May 7th around 12:30 p.m. at West State and Liberty Streets, a 24-year old Mauston man was taken to Juneau County Jail, and charged with “Operating without A Valid Drivers License”, 2nd offense, which is a criminal misdemeanor. Gene Sheppard was cited for the offense in the amount of $200.00 pending further court proceedings. In a separate traffic stop on Thursday, May 8th, a 34-year old Mauston woman, Josie L. Sanders was taken to Juneau County Jail for “Operating After Revocation”, OWI related, which is a criminal misdemeanor. The traffic stop was conducted on Grove Street at 8:00 a.m. in the morning. Sanders was cited for the offense in the amount of $250.00 pending further criminal court proceedings. A 26-year old Mauston man was cited by Mauston Police for “Drinking in Public” on
Tuesday, May 6th. David A. Hisel was observed by a Juneau County Deputy walking on the sidewalk near Lions Park with an Open Intoxicant. The bond amount on the citation was $151.80. Twenty year old Kelly Lain of Mauston was cited for “Disorderly Conduct with a Motor Vehicle”, after a Mauston officer witnessed the driver leave 25 feet of skid mark at McEvoy and Kennedy Streets. The amount of fine was $120.30, and Lain was additionally cited for “No Proof of Insurance” in the amount $10. Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Sherman Street for a disturbance. No verification of a disturbance could be ascertained, but a 27-year old Mauston man William A. Parrish, was taken into custody on a “Nonpayment of Child Support” warrant.
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LIONS DONATE TO SHELTER Mauston Lions Club representative Myrna Kelley, left,
presents a check for $350 to Ann June, vice president of the Board of Directors of the Carl W. Nelson Animal Shelter. The funds are to benefit the shelter, which will open the doors of its new building later this year. The Lions Club is a service organization that welcomes both men and women. For more information call club President Roger Dutzle at 608-847-5320. The shelter building is located at W5096 WI Highway 82, about two miles east of Mauston. For more information about donations or volunteering, contact Deb Flint at cwnas@yahoo.com or call 608-847-4060 and leave a message on mailbox 3. Visit www.carlnelson.org for more information.
Mauston Police reports April 28th around 5:15 in the evening while parked on Maine Street in the City of Mauston. Witnesses saw the offending vehicle, a tan 1988 Honda Civic, leaving the scene and were able to get a license plate, and a description of the driver. The vehicle that was struck, a 2007 Nissan Sentra, owned by a New Lisbon woman, received major damage in the incident. The offending vehicle was located approximately 10 minutes later in the area. Investigation revealed that the driver of the Honda, 17 year old Patrick J. Summerton of Mauston had received a minor injury in the hit and
run. Summerton was cited for the following traffic violations; Operate without a Valid Drivers License - $124.00 Operator Fail to Wear Seatbelt - $10.00 Hit and Run Unattended Vehicle - $187.00 Failure of Operator to Notify Police of Accident $313.00 Failure to Keep Vehicle Under Control - $136.60 Resist/Obstruct Officer $429.00 Summerton’s citations have a court appearance date of June 4th, 2014, but no mandatory court appearance is required for civil forfeitures.
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Mauston School District Annual Art Show Coming this weekend will be the kick off to the Mauston School District Annual Art Show. The show will run three days from May 17th until the 19th. An opening ceremony will take place this Saturday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. As part of the opening celebration there will be an ice
cream social where the tasty treats can be served up in a handmade bowl. The proceeds from the sale will benefit the Mauston School District Art Departments. Student art pieces will be on display in the high school's common area and the gymnasium. Music will be provided
by the Mauston Jazz Band directed by Roger Spindler. Following the opening ceremony on Saturday and at 7:00 p.m. the Jazz Bands will gather for their annual Jazz-ORama Concert. The public is encouraged to attend.
Open House for iLead Charter School BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD The iLEAD Charter School in Mauston will be holding their 3rd and final Open House of the 2013-2014 school on Monday, May 19th. The open house will run from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Student projects will be highlighted through displays and student presentations. The charter school's house band will be providing entertainment.
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Royall High School students were honored with Academic Excellence Awards Friday night. All students must have maintained at 3.5 cumulative GPA to achieve honors. Seniors include, front row, left to right: Katelyn Woodworth, Carrie Logan, Anna Riedl, Trystan Houzner, Hayley Ormson, Sydney Murray. Back row: Brandon Retzlaff, Dalton Lunde, Trae Ness, Jordan Baeseman, Thomas Neuman, Brett Stanek. Seniors were also awarded with scholarships on Friday evening.
SOPHOMORES
receiving honors, include, front row, left to right: Tristan Dow, Kelsey Veith, Amanda Woodworth, Kelsea Storkel. Back row: Paige Hyer, Nicole Miller, Allyson Stanek. Missing: Jacob Baldwin, Taylor Juresh, Katelyn Lunde, Mallory Novachek, Caleb Overton.
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JUNIORS honored with Academic Excellence Awards, include, front row, left to right: Michaela Nofsinger, Emily Nelson, Rebekah Cleaver, Maricruz Burkhalter, McKenzie Skolos, Courtney Newlun. Back row: Charles Brandt, Joshua Murray, Austin Johnson, Dalton Lunde. Missing: Alana Braund.
FRESHMEN achieving honors, include, front row, left to right: Hunter Britzke, Tiraissa Buchanan, Marissa Finn, Ashli Barr. Second row: Faith Pash, Britani Woodworth, Rachel Smith, Kourtnie Weber, Samuel Guilfoil. Third row: Joshua Orth, Connor Gates, Brooklyn Steinmetz, Emma Herek, Rae’ven Eddy. Missing: Aaliyah Brooks. TASHA MUELLER PHOTOS
Royall baseball news BY JOE VITCENDA
MAY ARTIST OF THE MONTH AT ELROY LIBRARY
This is Gabby Bond. She is a 7th grade student in Dane Trodahl’s Art class at Royall. Her artwork is titled Avatar. The picture is composed completely of words that represent the parts of the body. You need to see it close up to appreciate the significance and artistry. It will be on display at the Elroy Public Library through the month of May.
The Panthers traveled to Muscoda for a single non-conference game against the Riverdale Chieftains on Tuesday, May 6th picking up a 3 to 1 victory in a very unique defensive battle. Chuck Brandt was the starting pitcher for Royall and went the distance allowing only one run on three hits and one walk. Brandt struck out a total of seven in the seven inning game. The big plus for Brandt was his excellent control with both his fastball and curve. Tops in the hitting department was Dalton Lunde with a pair of singles. Aaron Herriot punched a double in the fourth inning for the only extra base hit for the Panthers. ROYALL UPSETS NECEDAH CARDINALS Thursday, the 8th of May, Royall entertained the Necedah Cardinals in an exciting game at Panther Park. Necedah was presently leading the Scenic Bluffs Conference with a 5 and 2 record. Adam Vieth was on the mound and got the eventual win by a score of 9 to 8 but not
without a challenge. Vieth gave up the seven runs on sixteen hits and a walk while striking out three. The game turned into a thriller with Necedah in the lead 6 to 1 going into the bottom of the fifth. Royall amassed five big runs on a leadoff double by Marcus Blaha and three consecutive walks. One run was forced in as Chuck Brandt singled driving in another run. Mark Preuss then doubled for two more runs as Aaron Herriot drove in the tying tally at six each. In the top of the sixth Necedah broke the ty with a run and scored again in the top of the seventh for a two run lead. In the bottom of the seventh Royall came back with a lead-off double by Chuck Brandt. Mark Preuss got on base on an error as the next two batters struck out. Marcus Blaha kept things alive with a dump single driving in two and tying the game at 7. The stage was set with Blaha on second as Trae Ness singled sharply to left field driving in the winning run.
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New members sworn in to office BY EILEEN NALE The oath of office was given to three recently elected Alderpersons in the City of Elroy on Tuesday, April 22. Mayor Mark Stanek was given his oath of office followed by the returning Alderpersons Mark Pfost, who represents District 5, and Larry Krueger, who represents District 2. Joe Huber is the newly elected Alderperson for District 4. James Garvin was elected by the council to be Council President. Other appointments for Common Council Members were: Police Commission Mark Pfost for a two year term along with Jess Bashirian for a five year term. Attorney Bill Jefferson was appointed the City of Elroy Attorney. Attorney Bill Jefferson gave a short description of the many things that apply to a Mayor and Alderperson responsibilities. It included such things as a quorum, agenda, open meeting laws, restrictions for emails, and Closed Sessions. He advised the Council to remember the magic number of three. As three of them in one place discussing City business is against the law. The City of Elroy proclaimed that April was Fair Housing
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Month. Corey Spader, owner of Britnic’s Cafe, was present and is applying for a Kennel License for keeping three dogs at 215 ½ Main Street. Corey said, “I have three dogs in my residence over the restaurant that I own. They are very well behaved and when they go out they are always on chains. The dogs are up to date with their shots and have taken Obedience Classes through Don Burch. I take my dogs to exercise three to four times a week to Dutch Hollow Park. I am asking for your leniency.” Jim Gavin asked if there were any letters that were addressing this issue and there were three. One complained of dog waste in the alley and barking at 10:30 p.m. at night, and the dumpsters taking up space in the alley. Spader replied, “I am in bed by 9:00 p.m. and the dogs are in the house with me. Also I have to have three dumpsters as I have to have one for garbage, another for grease, and also another for cardboard. I can’t move them any farther over or they could roll down the hill.” Larry Krueger stated that there have been many reports of stray dogs in the area and he felt that this should be checked out. He also felt that if Don Burch inspects the home where they are at, then they should approve it. Garvin asked if this is zoned, commercial, or residential and Pfost also asked about insurance and if they were up to date on their rabies shot. Spader replied that they are up to date on the rabies shots and there is insurance. Krueger made the motion and Klipstein seconded it with a whole council approval. They granted Operator’s Licenses to Jennifer Stark, Blendena McClusky, and Richard Field. In other appointments by the Council, were Mark Pfost as Weed Commissioner, The Messenger of Juneau County as the official newspaper, and the Health Officer to be Juneau County Health Department. There was a Resolution authorizing the Issuance and sale of $512,679 in Sewer Revenue Bonds of the City of Elroy and providing the provision for payment of the bonds and other details with respect to the Bonds. Administrator Mark Steward stated, “In talking to Royal Bank, the percent payment is stable for the next four years at $138,000. There is an $85,000 to $90,000 debt service. In 2014, $150,000 will be tagged for road work. We are saving on the front end and extending out on the back end by starting with the $150,000.” “When the lights go out in Elroy, people need to check if other people have lights in town first. Recently, a storm caused both of Elroy’s generators to get hit by lightning twice, resulting in people coming down to the power plant which is dangerous. People need to call and stay home as it is a huge danger since they can’t tell where the power lines might be down and could drive or walk into them. I am asking for reinforcement with the help of the Police Department and also the Elroy Fire Department to keep people away from the danger of the area and also to allow the Elroy Electrical crew to do their work,” Administrator Mark Steward said. In other business, they are re-writing the Bardo Development Agreement with a few changes; Tailor Made was allowed an Exclusive Park Use Permit for August 16, 2014. Also the Notice of Disallowance Claim that was filed by Mile Bluff Clinic was denied.
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Pancake Breakfast & Mock Vehicle Accident Location: Schultz Park (Elroy Fairgrounds) Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2014 Time: Breakfast 7:00AM–11:00AM Price: $5 Adults, Kids under 12 and Veterans FREE! By: The Elroy Fire Department Spirit of Marshfield Elroy Area Ambulance After breakfast, Elroy Ambulance along with the Elroy Fire Department will be having a mock auto accident. The Fire Department will be demonstrating how they use the jaws of life and how they stabilize a vehicle after an accident. Helicopters will be on hand to assist in the demonstration. You will be able to view the helicopters and ask questions to the crew.
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Akerberg honored at Highground . D-
On Saturday, April 19, 2014, a stone placement ceremony took place at The Highground Veterans Memorial Park near Neillsville, Wisconsin. Family came to honor Ron Akerberg of Camp Douglas. Honor pages were given to the families to write words for their loved one—to be placed in the Registry Books at The Highground Learning Center Library. Precious words from six year old Chloe: “This is the best day of my life.” Family also wrote: “I’m so happy to see everyone here today! Thankful that we are honoring these men for their service. I’m proud of my father and all others, who laid their lives on the line and lived to be here to tell their stories. Whether they came back alive or not, they are all heroes to me.” and “Thank you everyone for all you have done for this country. I’m so proud of my dad. He is for sure a hero in my eyes.” Akerberg enlisted into the Army March of 1966 and received an honorable discharge after receiving a Purple Heart in February 1968. Other medals Ron received include: National Defense Service Medal; Expert (Rifle M-14); Vietnam Campar Medal; and Vietnam Service Medal. Thank you Ron Akerberg for your service and dedication to our country. Welcome Home to The Highground. This ceremony is the start of the 2014 Stone dedication season. With many full ceremonies already, The Highground looks forward to a great year of welcoming our veterans home to The Highground, thanking them for their service and thanking all who come and support our men and women! Visitors had the opportunity to visit The Learning Center where the Tribute to the Fallen Exhibit is on display until the end of April. The Highground in Neillsville is a 155-acre manned veterans memorial park that pays tribute to the dead, and honors the survivors, their service, and their sacrifices. The Highground fulfills its mission of healing and education by bringing past lessons into our hopes for the future. We seek to have The Highground continue to be a focus of healing for all who come, regardless of the name of the battle which left the scars. The park includes tributes to veterans of WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as a National Native American Vietnam Memorial, a Meditation
DONATION The Lady of the Lake made an 892.2 pound food donation to the New Lisbon Food Pantry for the Feinstein Challenge last month. Pictured here are Danial and Sandra Swalec.
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continues only because of the dedication of countless individuals, families, organizations, and businesses who have given of their time, talents, and financial resources. Volunteers and Contributors are the Heart of The Highground. The Highground is a place for all of us. Stone Placement Ceremonies are scheduled each month April through October. Contact The Highground at 715-7434224 or email highgrnd@tds.net for more information. Visit the website at www. thehighground.org and “Like” us on Facebook.
Garden, a handicap accessible treehouse, an exact replica of the Liberty Bell, Effigy Mound, a Learning Center (with a library) and 4 miles of hiking trails. Under construction is the Wisconsin Persian Gulf Tribute to honor our newest veterans! Located three miles west of Neillsville on US Hwy 10, the park is lighted and open to visitors year round 24 hours a day. “More than for all veterans, more than for those who did not come back, The Highground is a place for all of us.” Incorporated in 1984 as the Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans Memorial Project, Inc., this grass-roots effort
Mill Haven Foods has generously made a donation to the Wisconsin FFA Foundation that will benefit over 19,000 Wisconsin FFA student members across the state. Mill Haven Foods’s donation of $1,000 will help support the Agricultural Processing Proficiency Award Program and the Annual Fund. Thanks to support from Mill Haven Foods, FFA members are able to prepare for successful careers in the science, business and technological aspects of the agriculture,
food and natural resources industry. They take what they learn in the classroom and combine it with hands-on experience and leadership skills. As FFA members, their future careers in agriculture, food and natural resources will help solve some of the biggest issues our world faces. The Wisconsin FFA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, unites individuals, organizations and companies who share a common interest in the advancement of agriculture and community
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Necedah After School Program learns about aviation at Necedah Airport The Necedah Cardinal After-School Program (ASP) visited the Necedah Airport as part of learning about the science, history and math associated with aviation. These students met with Jack Jasinski, Necedah Airport Manager, and his brother, Jake, to get a first-hand look at different types of airplanes, the hangers, runway and taxiway. The Cardinal ASP students had an opportunity to meet Tom Scully, a local pilot, and talk with him about his ultralite plane that he fabricated himself. His plane has floats
and skis so that he could fly in all seasons and in a variety of places! In addition, students were able to maneuver the controls in a parked plane while learning about the aerodynamics of flight. Lastly, students were able to experience flight with a flight simulator! The students discovered that the Jasinski brothers were a lot like the Wright brothers! They took their love of flight and brought it to reality through the development of the Necedah Airport. The Necedah Cardinal
Students in grades three and four plus the High School PALs (Pupil Achievement Leaders) visited the Necedah Airport recently. After-School Program services students in grades three through eight. This program is funded through a 21st Century Community Center Grant and a private foundation. In addition to meeting the academic needs within the homework
Students heard from Mr. Scully about his ultra-lite plane.
Village Board meeting BY STEVE NORLING The Necedah village board meeting for the month of May was held on Monday, May 12th. In his police report, Officer Tony Heiss reported that beginning May 19th Necedah will participate in the click-itor-ticket. By doing this, Necedah will be eligible for a grant from the State DOT. In his Public Works report Chris Woda reported that this has been a good spring with no flooding issues. They have had one emergency and that was that the metal ring on a manhole dropped below street level due to disintegrating concrete. This was probably caused by the extremely cold winter weather. The manhole has since been repaired. In the library report it was reported that the Friends of the Library are looking for new members and their next meeting is May 21st. The library is getting ready for the summer reading program and there will be a movie at the library on May 30th at 6:00 p.m. Three project acceptance certification for work performed were considered. One was for Staab Construction Corporation another was Tonka Equipment Company and the third was to Badger Environmental and Earthworks. All three of these certifications were approved. By approving these three, the DNR will release the remainder of the grant. It was also approved to accept the quote submitted by Mulchy Shaw
Water to install wastewater treatment plant monitoring equipment. A picnic license was approved for the Necedah Lions Club. The donation for a new horseshoe pit at Veterans Park by Veteran’s Memorial Hall was approved. A license was approved for the Necedah Community Farmers Market. The Compliance Maintenance Annual Report was approved. Chris Woda informed the board that there were no problems at all and all four categories were perfect. A discussion was held on the possibility of a land trade with the county for a golf course redevelopment. Nothing could be finalized as the county will be discussing it and finalizing what they feel is fair. Castle Rock Theater wishes to establish a commu-
nity theater in Necedah. This was sent to the Economic Development Committee for further study and Administrator Herried will get more information from them. In his Administrator’s update, Herried noted that there will be a meeting of the plan commission on May 15th in regards to a comprehensive plan update. He noted that he checked on the block grant for the Emergency Medical Services building but that there was no response from the state. He reported that FEMA has closed out their share of the dam project and that the village is currently waiting for the DNR to close out their share. He noted that the crack filling at the airport, which was begun last year, was finished this past month.
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help component, it compliments literacy, math and other subjects learned in the classroom through enrichment activities such as this visit to the Necedah Airport. For more information about the Cardinal After-School
Program contact Linda Lowery, Coordinator, at 608565-2256 ext. 105. You are encouraged to visit the Necedah School website, www.necedahschools.org After-School link, to learn more.
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Necedah Cardinals have an active season going BY SEVE NORLING On Friday, May 2nd the Necedah Cardinal girls’ softball team played a double header against the Brookwood Falcons. The first game of the day was a pitching duel for five and one half innings. With the Lady Cardinals coming up to bat in the sixth inning, the score was 0 – 0. That was soon to change. The
Cardinals sent 13 batters to the plate in the sixth inning and scored ten runs. With three walks, a couple of singles, a sacrifice bunt, a fielders choice and an error it was a very exciting inning. The ten run rule came into play and the Cardinals wound up winning by a score of 10 – 0 in six innings. The second game did not go as well for the Cardinals. The Brookwood Falcons
opened the game by scoring five runs in the first inning. After holding the Cardinals scoreless in the first the Falcons scored three more in the second. Necedah finally got on the scoreboard in the third inning with three runs. Brookwood scored one in the fourth and Necedah answered by scoring one in the fifth but Brookwood outdid them by scoring four in their half of the inning. As
A run scored across the plate.
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this was a make-up game, Brookwood was the home team in this second game, to make up the game that was to be held in Brookwood. Necedah managed to score one more run in the seventh inning but fell far short. The second game went to the Falcons by a score of 13 – 5. On Monday, May 5, 2014 it was the Bangor Cardinal Girls the came to Necedah to play against the Necedah Cardinal Girls. This game began looking like it would be a blowout in Bangor’s favor. They scored one in the first, three in the second and
one more in the third. Necedah finally answered with one in the third. Then Bangor promptly scored five more runs in the fourth. There was no scoring in the fifth and Necedah put three on the scoreboard in the sixth. Bangor scored two more in the seventh. Necedah began their seventh by loading the bases and it looked good but they wound up scoring one run. Bangor wound up winning by a score of 12 – 5. On the boys side the Cardinal baseball team played two games on Friday
against Brookwood and they, as the girls did, also split. They took the first game by a score of 5 – 3 but lost the second game by a 3 – 1 score. The second game was called after six innings because of darkness. On Monday the cardinals played the Bangor Cardinals. This was a great game for the Necedah team as they wound up winning by a 7 – 2 score. If you see these youngsters, both boys and girls, congratulate them on playing some excellent softball and baseball.
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GIVING BACK The students in the after school program at Necedah Schools recently visited the Necedah Wildlife Refuge to help plant trees for the season.
The family of Bob Braund would like to thank everyone for all the support you have shown us since the sudden death of Bob. If love and support could have brought him back he would be here with us now. A big hole has been left in our hearts. We still question why? Bob loved life and all of you. He always had a smile on his face and loved to talk!! He loved to tell stories and give advice. He tried to tell a joke now and then but was never too good at the punch line. Ask Stacey about the blonde joke some time. Bob enjoyed making people happy by making their dreams come to life by building and remodeling their homes. He especially liked something unusual that he really had to think about and figure out how to accomplish the job. Bob loved getting up early. He said it was the best part of the day. He enjoyed watching and listening to all of God’s creatures waking for another day. He so loved the outdoors and all the pleasures it brought. Oh how I wish I could hear him say “Get up you’re burning daylight!” He really enjoyed an early morning round of golf with some old friends he had reunited with. Remember guys, the next round will be better!! As much as Bob enjoyed his carpentry work his real passion was his beef cows. He as a young boy wrote a story for school about what he wanted to be as an adult. He told how he wanted to be a rancher. He brought that dream to life as he built Oak Ridge Farms. He was very proud of the herd of cows that he had raised. He never did get the white fence around the farm that he dreamed of but he did get a rock wall along the line fence. One thing Bob didn’t like was shopping!! On a trip to Galena, lI he patiently followed me around from shop to shop. While in one store he spotted a sign and said he would like to buy it. He bought it and it always sat on his desk. The sign reminds me of the man Bob was. This is what it said… People are often unreasonable and self-centered. FORGIVE THEM ANYWAY. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. BE KIND ANYWAY. If you are honest, people may cheat you. BE HONEST ANYWAY. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. BE HAPPY ANYWAY. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough. GIVE YOUR BEST ANYWAY. For you see, in the end it is between you and God. IT NEVER WAS BETWEEN YOU AND THEM ANYWAY. If everyone reading this, and those that have shown their love and support, would live their life according to one of these rules and pay it forward through leading by example as Bob did… oh what a better community we would have. The community that Bob loved and supported whenever he could. THEN, MAYBE THEN, some sense could be made out of this terrible loss. I know Bob is rejoicing in heaven and will be watching over all of us until we join him. Thank you again to everyone that brought food, flowers, visited, sent cards, and has kept us in your prayers. We are blessed to have so many people that cared for Bob and continue to support us. Thank you Pastor Neuman. A very special thank you to Josh Sonnenburg. You were so patient and caring with our family. Thank you for sharing your experiences with Stacey and Cory.
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Area teams compete at Bangor, Necedah track invitational
BY TASHA MUELLER Area track teams were able to get outside and compete in a few track invitationals this past week as area teams, including Necedah, New Lisbon, Mauston, Royall, WonewocCenter, and Hillsboro will be gearing up for competition at conference on May 20. On Tuesday, May 6 five area teams traveled to the Bangor Invitational with many track athletes bringing home medals and trophies. The Mauston girls were able to capture the team title, out of 16 teams competing. They toppled the competition with 140 points, as Luther placed second with 83 points. The Royall girls were able to finish in the eighth spot with 39 points, as Necedah captured 12th, and Hillsboro placed 14th. On the boys side, Mauston was able to round out the second place team spot with 97 points, as host Bangor was able to keep the home trophy with 102.50 points. Hillsboro placed fourth with 56 points, as Necedah placed ninth with 37 points, Royall followed behind in 10th with 32.75 points, and Wonewoc-Center placed 16th. For the Mauston boys, Nick Zolondek took first in the 3200-meter-run in 10:14.96. Dylan Langer added a second in the 200 and third in the 100. Zolondek was also third in the 1600, followed by teammate Adam Kramer in fourth. Zramer was also third in the 3200. Theron Wilkinson was third in the discus and Brandon Lierman was third in the 300 hurdles. Trey Horbinski led for Necedah, finishing with a secondplace finish in the 1600. Mike Corey added a fourth in the shot put. Jordan Garcia came in fourth in the 300 hurdles. Zack Deguire was fifth in the 110 hurdles and Bryce Kies added a fifth in the discus for the Cardinals. Royall’s Noah Reneau placed second in the shot put with a final 42-06 throw. Chandler Townsend added a third in the high jump, as Dalton Zmolek placed fifth in the 100. Matt Bartles won for Hillsboro in the long jump, recording a 20-01 jump. Bartles additionally won in the 200-meter dash at 23.67 seconds, and placed second in the 100 meter dash. Tiger teammate Max Sebranek took second place in the 300 hurdles with a final time of 43.01 as Warren Paulson and Sebranek placed third and fourth, respectively, in the 110meter hurdles. Noah Mayberry rounded the third place spot in the 800-meter run. Wonewoc-Center had their only points from the 800-meter relay team of Thom Ang, Landan Polk, Cugar Rego, and Jason Bell, finishing eighth. On the girls side, Mauston’s Taylor Miller took the 800meter-run titles in 2:27.36. Mariah Teske won the high jump with a jump of five feet. The Golden Eagles also won the 800-meter relay (Makala Tesk, Mariah Teske, Allyssa Weitkum and Ellie Luke) and 3200-meter relay (Megan Thomas, Andrea Thomas, Mille and Osthoff), as they won a meet-high of four events to take the girls title. Makala Teske placed second for Mauston in the 100, followed by Mariah Teske in third. Andrea Thomas was third in the 800. Brittany Lubinski added a second in the 3200 and third in the 1600. Megan Thomas was third in the 3200. Ellie Luke was third in borth the 100 and 300 hurdles. Dana Osthoff was third in the high jump, Miranda Larson was third in the pole vault and Morgan Denton was third in the shot put for the Golden Eagles. Royall was led by Taylor Juresh, finishing in first in the 100-meter dahs, followed by teammate Cara Masters in second. Juresh added a second in the long jump and Katie Sugden was seventh in shot put for the Panthers. Hillsboro’s Bridgett Madden added a sixth place finish in the discus throw. Morgan Brown led Necedah with a fourth-place finish in the 100 and 200. Morgan Deguire added a seventh in the 100 and Kristin Darnell was seventh in the 1600. New Lisbon’s only points came from the 3200-meter relay of Emily Barrett, Kayla Gregar, Kelsi Gregar, and Alyssa Spaniol, finishing seventh.
On Thursday, New Lisbon, Royall, Hillsboro, and Wonewoc-Center traveled to compete in the Necedah Invitational. This track meet was a partial preview of the Scenic Bluffs Conference meet, with all eight league teams represented, but Cashton was limited to a few girls as the majority competed at the Hanson Relays in La Crosse the same evening. For the boys side, Bangor led the way, winning five events to take the team title with 150 points. Necedah was second with 138.5 points and a pair of event wins. Brookwood was just behind with 129.5 points and four event wins. The Scenic Bluff area athletes to take individual events were: Necedah’s Trey Horbinski in the 3200-meter run in a time of 10:58.34; Mike Corey in the shot put with a throw of 42 feet 5.5 inches. Royall had a trio of event wins, taking the 400 and 800 relays along with Noah Reneau winning the discus with a throw of 124 feet. Hillsboro’s Matt Bartles took the top time in the 100-meter dash in a time of 11.20 seconds and scratched in the 200-meter dash to rest up a hamstring. Additionally, Bartles took first in the long jump. Max Sebranek also took first in the 110-meter hurdles. Horbinski added a second in the 1600 for the host Cardinals. He was second in the long jump and Necedah saw third-lace performances from Hunter Olson in the 200, Tripp Horbinski in the 3200, 400, 800 and 1600-meter relay teams. New Lisbon’s Justin Giebel placed fifth in the 1600 and seventh in the 800. Jacob Hinsz added a sixth in the discus. Royall’s Reneau added a second in the shot put, and contributed to first place finishes in the relay teams. Dalton Zmolek added a second in the 100 for the Panthers, as Chandler Townsend was second in the 200, and Townsend and Cameron McDonald tied for fourth in the high jump. Thom Ang led Wonewoc-Center third in the long jump and seventh in the high jump. Landan Polk added a third in the 800 and fourth in the triple jump, as teammate Jason Bell was third in the triple jump. The Wolves also earned second in the 800-meter relay, third in the 3200-meter relay and fourth in
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the 1600-meter relay. In girls action, Brookwood took six event wins to win the meet with 152 points, with Royall right behind at five event wins and 147.5 points. Cara Masters won the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.91, Taylor Juresh was first in the 200 and 400, Tara Sweatt won the 300 hurdles with a time of 52.11 seconds, and Katie Sugden was the shot put with a throw of 32 feet 6 inches. Necedah had wins from Kristin Karnell in the 1600; Morgan Dequire tied for the high-jump title with Brookwood’s Molly Kotten. Megan Thompson was the 800meter run the lead Wonewoc-Center. Host Cardinals had additional places for the day, by Darnell with a second in the 3200 and fourth in the high jump. Deguire was third in the 200 and 400, and fifth in the 100. They each had individual wins in the 1600 and high jump, respectively. Morgan Brown added seconds in the 200 and 400, and third in the 100 and long jump for the Cardinals, who rounded out the third place team finish with 108.5 points. Kayla Gregar paced New Lisbon with a second in the 1600-meter run and Kelsi Gregar finishing third in the 800 and fourth in the 400. Megan Thompson led the Wolves first in the 800. She added a sixth in the high jump. WonewocCenter had a pair of fourth-place finished from the 400- and 800-meter relay teams. Anna Fink added a fifth in the 800 for the Wolves. Hillsboro’s Bridgett Madden led for Hillsboro with a first in discus with a throw of 87-04.50. Juresh kept the lead for the Panthers with a pair of first; she also added second in the 100 and long jump. The relay teams (400 and 1600) took a pair of seconds and thirds in the 800 and 3200. Sugden added a second in the discus to go along with a first in the shot. Sweatt added a third in the 100 hurdles to go with a win in the 300 hurdles. Faith Pasch finished third in the 1600 and Bria Altamore was fourth in the long jump for the Panthers.
Hillsboro’s Max Sebranek led the Tigers with a first place finish in the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 16.44 at the Cardinal Invitational held at Necedah on Thursday. Sebranek additionally took second in the 300meter hurdles.
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Hillsboro Show Choir and Jazz Band entertain the crowd BY TASHA MUELLER The Hillsboro Show Choir and Jazz Band musicians put on quite the show for the audience on Friday evening, with a variety of great selections. The Show Choir, directed by Paula Parker and accompanied by Dory Stahlkopf, opened the show with “Stronger” by Kelly Clarkson, arranged by Ed Lojeski, and “The Rose” arranged by Kirby Shaw. A senior showcase by Haili Yoakum-Kehoe, sang beautifully to the song “Part of Me” by Katy Perry. The senior men stole the show in the TTB Choir with their song selection of “Soul Man” arranged by Kirby Shaw. The song had plenty of soul moves and plenty of personality to
make the crowd laugh throughout the entire song. TTB choir members are Matt Bartels, John Dank, Ben Mayberry, Dacoda Preuss, Brock Borchardt, Brody Fanshaw, Noah Mayberry, Ben Weber, Cale Clausius, Grant Jefferies, Zack O’Hair, Tommy Crandall, Ean Levy, and Mitchell Parker. The Jazz Band, directed by Jeremy Henning, performed “Blue Trane,” “Chameleon,” “Killer Joe,” and “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free.” Jazz Band musicians were Courtney Fanta – clarinet, Carly Krajco – tenor sax, Shauna Parish and Ashley Stockwell – alto sax, Bridgett Madden – trombone, Derek Pesik – tuba, Kelsey Thorell – piano.
The Show Choir came back on stage, performing three final selections, including: “Ma,” “Astonishing” from the movie Little Women, and “Bella’s Finals” from the movie Pitch Perfect. Soloists in “Bella’s Finals” were Michaela Bach, Maddy Tengblad, and Abi Munson. Show Choir members were: Michaela Bach, Riley Fisher, Destiny Muller, Amy Salisbury, Maddy Tengblad, Jennifer Bartle, Sierra Hanke, Abi Munson, Kaitlyn Skala, Cheyenne Vesbach, Macey Brown, Morgan Huntley, Adriana Reese, Ashley Stockwell, Sarah Fick, Maysa Larson, Morgen Rynes, Tamber Teed.
The TTB Choir showcased the senior men performing “Soul Man,” showing off plenty of their own personality as the audience enjoyed a few laughs during Friday night’s Show Choir and Jazz Band show.
The Jazz Band performed four selections, with plenty of soloists in between. A few songs included “Blue Trane” and “Chameleon.”
The Show Choir performs “Astonishing” from the movie Little Women.
Show Choir members saved the best selection for last, with solos by Michaela Bach, Maddy Tengblad, and Abi Munson in “Bella’s Finals” from the movie Pitch Perfect.
Vernon County “Click it or Ticket” To prevent deaths and injuries, Vernon County Sheriff’s along with law enforcement agencies from all over Wisconsin will intensify our safety belt enforcement efforts during the annual Click it or ticket mobilization from May 19 to June 1. Safety belts saves lifes and prevent serious injuries. Consistant safety belt use is the single most effective way to protect people from being ejected from a vehicle or thrown around violently inside it during a crash and possibly hitting another vehicle occupant with massive force. In 2013, more than half of the drivers and passengers killed
in crashes were not wearing safety belts. More people are buckling up but improvement is still needed. Wisconsin’s safety belt use is approximately 82%, which is the all time high for the state. This means about four out of five drivers and passengers are buckling up. However, the 82% rate in Wisconsin is substantially lower than the national average of 87% and much lower than neighboring states whose rates exceed 90%. Lack of safety belt use endangers teens. Traffic crashes are the leading cause of teen and young adult deaths nationwide. On average, a motorist age 19 and under in Wisconsin is
killed or injured in a traffic crash every 1.6 hours. Teens are needlessly killed or injured in large part because of a lack of safety belt use combined with inexperience behind the wheel. Economic cost of not using safety belts: Motorist who are hurt or killed in traffic crashes because they didnt buckle up create tremendous economic loses, such as medical expenses. The rest of society pays for nearly 75% of those economic loses through higher insurance premiums, taxes, and other public funding, according to the National Safety Board.
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New teaching staff hired for Hillsboro The board discussed changing the time for the regular board meetings, setting the new time to 8:15 p.m., on the second Monday of every month, and it will be relocated to the conference room. The time will be set for June, July, and August to see how the new time works for the board. Members designated the Farmers State Bank as the official depository institution/resolutions, also the designation of the Hillsboro Sentry-Enterprise as the official newspaper. Board Committee appointments were designated for Negotiations and Personnel Committee, Buildings and Grounds Committee, Policy Committee, Budget Committee, and Insurance Committee after the election of officers were nominated. All current officers will remain the same, including Jenny Hynek as President, Bob Stekel as Vice-President, Clerk is Jan Levy, and Treasurer is Carl Baller. The verification of election results is: Brian Hora – 246 votes; Mike Jirschele – 241 votes; Denise Huntley – 189 votes. The board approved the trade-in of two vehicles for Drivers Education and to purchase two vehicles, one for Special Education used with Special Education funds and the other for district use. The final item the board discussed was resurfacing the high school parking lot areas and maintenance drive. Fund Balance monies would be used to pay for the project, which would be to grind down the area and resurface all areas. A discussion into adding curb appeal to the area was added, but the area still needs to be accessible for snow plowing in the winter months, making sure the area is to stay the same with just the resurface cost in the budget. It would take a four to five day project at the end on July, beginning of August. No approval was taken on the item, only discussion with looking into the project. The next regular school board meeting will be held on Monday, June 9 at 8:15 p.m.
BY TASHA MUELLER
With an unexpected closed session occurring during Monday night’s Hillsboro School Board meeting, board members were able to vote on new hires and a long list of action items. Superintendent Curt Bisarek noted, before speaking about the three new hire positions in the discussion and action items section of the meeting, that members are able to request to go into closed session to discuss any personnel questions regarding the positions. The board approved of hiring Jessica Brown as a first grade teacher and she will be relocating from Holmen. A motion to go into closed session came about after newest board member Brian Hora had personnel questions towards the hiring of a new third grade elementary teaching position and a new technology integration specialist. With no further discussion about the new hires once convening into open session, members unanimously voted to hire Jon-Paul Da Prato as the third grade teacher and he will relocate from Westby. Jenny Barreau, current fourth grade teacher, will transfer into the new position of Technology Integration Specialist. An approved collective bargaining agreement covering base wages with the Hillsboro Education Association for the 2014-15 school year was set at a maximum amount to 1.46 percent base increase for teaching staff, as the percent amount is divided among 48 teaching positions. Each teaching staff member will see an increase of $555, which is lower than previous years. The approved removal of “Step 0” on the teacher salary scale, making the starting salary more competitive with area districts, was discussed and revised making “Step 1” the first step for first year teachers. A revision of Board Policy 534 “Substitute Teachers” was approved with the language to align board policy with employee handbook. Substitute teachers will stay the same at $90 per day. Additional approvals included the renewal of WEA Trust Insurance for 2014-15 and the Johnson and Block Audit contract for 2014-15. The authorization by Board of Education to be a member of WIAA for 2014-15 was also approved. A CESA 7 Contract Agreement (Curriculum Companion), an online guide to curriculum devel...Professionally Installed opment was approved. in your house Elementary and high school students will be busy with concerts, sports, field Visit us on Hwy. 80, south of Hillsboro or call 608-489-2612 trips, and other special occasions. One item to be added to the calendar is the third grade snake presentations, this Friday, May 16 at 8:30 MORE THAN a.m. until 9:45 a.m. at the JUST PRESCRIPTIONS! elementary school. Also, a fourth grade recorder concert will be held on Tuesday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m. A Board Member retreat will be held on Wednesday, June 4 for the purpose of learning about the referendum process as the board 727 Water Ave., Hillsboro gears up into going into a Phone: 489-3141 • Fax: 489-2821 referendum. Additionally, petersonpharmacy.com the 2013-14 budget is being Mon.-Thurs., 8:30-5:30; Fri., 8:30-6:00; closely monitored as the end Sat., 8:30-1:00; Sun., Closed .Ph. of the year is approaching Andrew ,R N. Peterson, R.Ph. • Kent L. Hendrickson and capital purchases will be identified if funds are available.
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Library fundraiser is a fun success BY EILEEN NALE
Club Chapparal had a huge turnout of people attending the fundraising event for the Wonewoc Library, with every room packed on Saturday, May 10th. Wonewoc’s native son, Bob Schulz and his famous jazz band called the Bob Schulz All Stars gave a special jazz concert for the Wonewoc Library fundraiser. The music was just awesome and so many people got a chance to talk to Bob and talk over old times. Prior to the concert there was a social hour followed by a dinner featuring a roast pork and broasted chicken dinner combined with everyone enjoying the evening with a lot of laughter and fun. The dining room area was filled to the
capacity. If you wanted to just listen to the Bob Schulz Band play, there was plenty of room for dancing. Those in attendance at the concert showed how much they enjoyed the band as they got out to take a swirl around the dance floor. The Friends of the Wonewoc Library have been very supportive in seeing the dream of the expansion of the Wonewoc Library come to life. Their motto is as follows: “Inquire Dream, Create and Discover. That’s what libraries are for. That’s what Friends are for.” The Wonewoc Library Director is Kim Dearth, she has the help of her Assistant Gloria Berndt. Both are there with a welcoming smile to help people find out how the library can
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assist them. There library serves 1,657 residents with annual circulation transactions of 14,594. The Library Board consists of Jim Brockman as President, Randall Norling as Vice President, Jennifer Baldwin as Treasurer, and Maxine Chipman as Secretary along with Directors Beverly Larson, Coral Moore, and Deb Danklefsen. It is not too late to donate to this worthy cause that will provide so many needs to be obtained in the Wonewoc Library. They offer so much to the community. Just contact one of the above people or make a call to the Wonewoc Library at 608-464-7625 and they can help in filling out the donation.
Wonewoc Library Gala enjoying their delicious meal
“Moms and Muffins” BY TASHA MUELLER The Moms and Muffins event at Wonewoc-Center Elementary was a huge success with over 50 mothers, aunts, and grandmothers attending to support and learn about their child’s school. The goal of the Moms and Muffins event is to encourage parental involvement within schools and help strengthen family relationships. Before enjoying a variety of pastries, attendees
enjoyed a video showcasing each of the elementary students to the song “Forever Young,” a song selection thanking all of the moms for what they’ve done for them, and an arts and craft project. Students additionally gave attendees a tour of their classroom and a chance to enjoy more fun projects. A Dads and Donuts event will be held on Friday, May 30 at 8:30 a.m. for W-C elementary students.
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Mrs. Miller’s Large Animals class at Wonewoc-Center had the opportunity to tour the Dairy Cattle Research Center at UW-Madison on Wednesday, May 7th. The students learned about the dairy industry and the growing agriculture programs at the UW. Students were exposed to the multitude of majors available through animal and veterinary sciences as well as the unique learning experiences available at UWMadison. They were also given the opportunity to actually reach inside the rumen of a dairy cow and feel/see the digestion process taking place. This trip was a true hands-on learning experience!
The Wonewoc-Center FFA will be selling homemade pies in front of Old Blue's during the Wonewoc Old Fashioned Days. $2.00/slice or $10.00 for a whole pie. Proceeds will help support students attend and perform at the Wisconsin State FFA Convention and the Wisconsin State Fair in the State FFA band and choir. FFA is a national organization that helps students develop leadership skills, personal growth, and career success! We hope to see you there, and as always, thank you for supporting the FFA!
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Wonewoc-Center Awarded after School Grant CONTRIBUTED Dr. Sharon Ennis was informed this week that the Wonewoc-Center Elementary School has been awarded the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant. The program supports high-quality academic support, recreation, and youth development programs during after school hours and summers. Dr. Ennis applied for the grant in January of this school year. The purpose of the grant is to provide students
in grades K-8 with academic support in the areas of math and reading, along with homework help, and enrichment programs. The district will be planning for the implementation of the program this summer with the actual starting date being mid-September. Parents and Guardians of WonewocCenter K-8 students will be receiving more information throughout the summer months. The district will receive $80,000/year, with a 5 year renewal.
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FACEBOOK Wonewoc-Center Awarded IDEA Discretionary Grant The Wonewoc-Center School District has received word that they will be the recipient of $11,475.00. Dr. Sharon Ennis wrote the IDEA Discretionary grant in April of this school year. The grant will allow the district to purchase 15 iPads, and iPad cart and cases for the iPads. The purpose of the grant was to increase the number of Touch Screen Devices available to special needs students in the district.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Informal Administration) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: David D. Wetley Case No. 14PR34 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An application for informal administration was filed. The decedent, with date of birth December 26, 1947 and date of death March 18, 2014, was domiciled in Juneau County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of W5881 43rd Street, New Lisbon, Wisconsin 53950.
All interested persons waived notice. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is August 1, 2014. A claim may be filed at the Juneau County Courthouse, Mauston, Wisconsin, Room 2300. /s/Diane Mortensen Probate Registrar April 16, 2014 William E. Jefferson State Bar No. 1017600 P.O.Box 86 Elroy, WI 53929 608-482-8271 Publish: May 1, 8, 15, 2014 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY Branch II NEKOOSA PORT EDWARDS STATE BANK Plaintiff -vsDefendants EUGENE B. DRAPER; PAMELA E. DRAPER; PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LTD.; and M & L ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION Case No.: 13 CV 215 Classification Code: 30404 (foreclosure of mortgage without deficiency) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment entered in the above matter on November 26, 2013, the undersigned Sheriff of Juneau County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction, in the lobby of the Juneau County Justice Center, 200 Oak Street, Mauston, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 10:10 a.m., the real estate and premises directed by said judgment to be sold, and therein described as follows: Parcel I: A part of Government Lot 8 of Section 1, Township 20 North, Range 4 East, in the Town of Armenia, Juneau County, Wisconsin, to wit: Beginning at a point on the South line of said Government Lot 8, said point being 350.00 feet westerly from the Southeast corner of said Government Lot 8; thence along the South line of said Government Lot 8 bearing South 88-38-20 West, 450.00 feet; thence along a line bearing North 00-35-20 West, 330.00 feet; thence along a line bearing North 88-38-20 East, 450.00 feet; thence along a line bearing South 00-35-20 East, 330.00 feet, to the point of beginning. Parcel II: That part of Government Lot 8 of Section 1, Township 20 North, Range 4 East, in the Town of
Armenia, Juneau County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Beginning at Southeast corner of said Government Lot 8; thence West on the South line of said government lot, 350 feet; thence North parallel with the East line of said government lot, 330 feet; thence West parallel with the South line of said government lot, 450 feet; thence North parallel with the East line of said government lot, 258 feet; thence East parallel with the South line of said government lot, 800 feet to the East line of said government lot; thence South on the East line of said government lot, 588 feet to the point of beginning. Tax Key No. 29002TAR740 The location of the property is as follows: W3740 2nd Street East, Nekoosa, WI 54457. THE PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO ALL LEGAL ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: Ten percent (10%) down at Sheriff’s Sale by cash, bank money order, cashier’s check or certified check, made payable to Juneau County Clerk of Courts; balance of sale price due ten (10) days after confirmation of sale by court. Property is sold “as is” and is subject to all delinquent and accrued real estate taxes, assessments, penalties and interest options. The purchaser is to pay all transfer taxes, recording fees and costs of title evidence. Dated this 21st day of April, 2014. /s/Brent H. Oleson Sheriff of Juneau County Attorneys for Plaintiff: James T. Quinn Metcalf & Quinn S.C. 480 East Grand Avenue P.O. Box 759 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-0759 Phone: (715) 423-1940 Publish: May 8, 15, 22, 2014 WNAXLP
VILLAGE OF WONEWOC PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE May 28, 2014 – 6:45 p.m. Village of Wonewoc Village Hall, 200 West Street Wonewoc, WI 53968 The Village of Wonewoc will conduct a public hearing regarding its proposed application for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Public Facilities funds for the proposed water distribution system improvement project. The public is invited to attend to learn about the CDBG program, to help identify additional community development needs, and to comment on the activities proposed to be included in the CDBG application. The agenda for the public hearing is: 1. Identification of potential available funds 2. Eligible CDBG activities 3. Presentation of identified community development needs 4 Identification of community development needs by the public 5. Presentation of activities proposed for CDBG application 6. Citizen input regarding proposed and other CDBG activities Residents of the Village of Wonewoc are encouraged to attend, especially residents with low- to moderate-incomes. The meeting room is handicapped accessible. Persons needing additional accommodations should contact Lee Kucher, Village Administrator, at 608/464-3114. Publish: May 8, 15, 2014 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. Defendants. MARK A. COTTONE and DEBRA A. COTTONE, husband and wife; and MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; and SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC.; Case No. 13-CV-97 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on October 9, 2013, in the amount of $235,315.41, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: June 10, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. 3. Buyer to pay applicable
Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Lobby of the Juneau County Justice Center, located at 200 Oak Street, Mauston, Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: LOT SIXTEEN (16) OF THE PLAT OF WHITETAIL RIDGE ESTATES PUD, RECORDED IN VOLUME 10 OF PLATS, PAGES 40-41, ON APRIL 17, 2002 AT 2:10 P.M. IN THE JUNEAU COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE, JUNEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN. PROPERTY ADDRESS: N7270 Trophy Lane, Town of Germantown. TAX KEYNO.:290122690.16 Brent Oleson Sheriff of Juneau County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue, Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt. Publish: May 15, 22, 29, 2014 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUITCOURT JUNEAU COUNTY J&J NAVIS PROPERTIES, LLC, A WISCONSIN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 1006 State Road 82E Mauston, WI 53948, Plaintiff, vs. MARK A. NAVIS N2590 Cassidy Road Mauston, WI 53948 Case No. 14 CV 57 Code No. 30404 HOLIDAY WHOLESALE, INC. P.O. Box 177 Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE P.O. Box 8907 Madison, WI 53708-8907 HESS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. 1050 Division Street Mauston, WI 53948 GREGORY A. GOLLMAR AND MARSHA R. LUBINSKI 301 West State Street Mauston, WI 53948 MEFFERT OIL COMPANY, INC. 300 S. Division Street Waunakee, WI 53597, Defendants NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered in the above entitled action on the 5th day of May, 2014, in the amount of $485,924.05, I will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME: June 10, 2014, at 10:10 a.m. TERMS: Pursuant to said
judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds no later than ten days after the Court’s confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold “as is” and subject to all liens and encumbrances, unpaid real estate taxes of record on day of closing and transfer fees. PLACE: In the lobby of the Juneau County Justice Center 200 Oak St., City of Mauston, County of Juneau, State of Wisconsin. DESCRIPTION: Lot Nine (9), Assessor’s Plat #4, in the City of Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin. TAX PARCEL NO. 29-2510294.018 ADDRESS ON TAX ROLL: 407 State Road 82 E Dated this 12th day of May, 2014. /s/Brent Oleson Sheriff of Juneau County William E. Jefferson Jefferson Law Office Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 86 Elroy, WI 53929 This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Publish: May 15, 22, 29, 2014 WNAXLP
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TOWN OF PLYMOUTH TOWN OF PLYMOUTH OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION Thursday, June 5, 2014 4:00p.m.—6:00p.m. Pursuant of Sec. 70.45 of Wis. Statutes the assessment roll for the Year 2014 assessment year payable in 2015 will be open for examination at the following time: June 5, 2014 from 4:00p.m. to 6:00p.m. Town of Plymouth Town Hall W9902 State Rd 82 Elroy, WI 53929 At the open book session, the assessor will be present and available to answer questions about the 2014 assessment changes. Instructional material about the assessment and board of review procedures will be available at the time for information on how to file an objection and the board of review procedures under Wisconsin law. These documents will assist with scheduling a hearing before the Board of Review which is scheduled for Tuesday, June 5, 2014 from 6:00p.m.-8:00p.m. Objection forms must be filed with the Clerk at least 48 hours before the Board of Review is conducted unless both the Board of Review and the property owners choose to waive this requirement. The town assessor is Ian Holloway of Tomah, WI. He can be reached at (608) 374-4207. Publish: May 15, 2014 WNAXLP
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH TOWN OF PLYMOUTH NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW Thursday, June 5, 2014 6:00p.m.—8:00p.m. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Town of Plymouth of Juneau County, State of Wisconsin shall hold its first meeting on Thursday, 5th day of June 2014 from 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. at Town of Plymouth’s town office located at W9902 State Rd 82, Elroy, WI 53929. Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board. No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property. After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board. The board of review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the board’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the board’s clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, and the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the board of review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall be made in writing and filed with the clerk of the board of review within the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The board may require such objections to be submitted on forms approved by the department of revenue, and the board shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person shall be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the board in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the board, under oath of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the board. When appearing before the Board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or subject or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method; unless the person supplies the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Section 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests. The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone. Notice is hereby given this 9th day of May, 2014. Betty Manson, Town Clerk Town of Plymouth, Juneau County, State of Wisconsin Publish: May 15, 2014 WNAXLP
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TOWN OF CLEARFIELD Town of Clearfield Notice of Open Book and Board of Review Notice is hereby given that pursuant to s. 70.45, Wis. stats, the Town of Clearfield assessment roll for the year 2014 will be open for examination on the 29th day of May 2014, at Clearfield Town Hall, N8111 8th Ave., New Lisbon WI, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. The Board of Review will be held on the 29th day of May 2014 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Instructional material about the assessment, how to file an objection, and Board of Review procedures under Wisconsin law will be available at that time. Dated this 12th day of May 2014. Kathleen Davis, Clerk Town of Clearfield Publish: May 15, 2014 WNAXLP
NEW LISBON SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NEW LISBON PK-12 IMC Monday, April 14, 2014, 7:00 P.M. The regular board meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Board President Hopper. Present were Boyle, Cowan, Hopper, Kopplin, Murphy, and Woggon. Absent was Neitzel. Also present was Principal Syftestad, Superintendent Birr, and interested citizens. Principal Toelle was absent Verification of Compliance with Open Meeting law. Roll Call Motion by Cowan, second by Woggon to approve the agenda for the April 14, 2014 regular school board meeting as amended. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Murphy, second by Cowan to approve the regular school board meeting minutes of March 10, 2014 as printed. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Recognition of Visitors – None Updates – Mrs. Walker, Athletic Director Updates – Mr. Syftestad Updates –Mr. Syftestad reported for Mr. Toelle in his absence. Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Birr NLSS Negotiations Committee – Mrs. Boyle Period of Public Comments –None Motion by Kopplin, second by Boyle to approve the March monthly invoices as reviewed and to issue checks #45443 through #45555 in the amount of $235,739.76 and to pay the same. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Old Business - Motion by Murphy, second by Boyle to untable motion regarding hiring a school nurse. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain New Business – Celebrate New Lisbon – Mr. Syftestad presented highlights of the success of our students at the state Visual Arts competition. Motion by Hopper, second by Murphy to approve the CESA 5 contract for 2014-2015. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Kopplin, second by Murphy to appoint Rosetta Boyle as CESA 5 representative. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Hopper, second by Woggon to have Baseman Flooring out of Appleton resurface both gym floors at a cost of $19,900. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Kopplin, second by Cowan to approve a teacher request for three unpaid leave days in May. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Murphy, second by Cowan to approve a support staff request for three unpaid leave days in May. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Murphy, second by Kopplin to accept the approval of support staff compensation for 2014-2015. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Hopper, second by Woggon to approve support staff contracts for 2014-2015. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Kopplin, second by Boyle to approve teacher contracts for 2014-2015. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Murphy, second by Kopplin to have the senior citizen fee, age 60 and older, for the fitness center changed to $15 per month instead of $20. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Murphy, second by Cowan to accept the recommendation of administration to hire Julie Goers as the school nurse. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Woggon, second by Cowan to approve Jayne Turner as the yearbook advisor. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Hopper, second by Kopplin to approve Kyle Gregar as the cross country coach for 2014-2015. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Murphy, second by Boyle to approve the winter coaches for 2014-2015 with the recommendation of the athletic director. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Motion by Kopplin, second by Boyle to accept the resignation of business education teacher, Nancy Mischler. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Period of Public Comment – None Motion by Murphy, second by Boyle to adjourn. Motion carried. Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 0 Abstain Meeting adjourned at 7:53 P.M. Publish: May 15, 2014 WNAXLP
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W-C Band performs movie selections in spring concert Theme” from the movie Forrest Gump. BY TASHA MUELLER All band students performed together for the final selecThe Wonewoc-Center Band, under the direction of Krisy Klemp, performed many song selections from movies that tion, which included “Music from Brave” from the popular movie Brave. topped the box offices this past year. The spring concert is Musicians were then recognized at the end of the concert the chance for students choose fun selections to perform, which the students did just that for the audience Friday night. with awards presented by Mrs. Klemp. The spring choir conThe elementary band opened the concert with the famous cert will be Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 a.m. “Raiders March,” from the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. The sixth graders performed “Sawmill Creek” and the entire elementary band played “Creepy Crawlies.” The junior high band performed “Soldier’s Procession and Sword Dance,” with a second song “Castles and Dragons.” The high school and junior high musicians all performed “Hunger Games” from the popular movie The Hunger Games, which featured the whistling tune from the first book in the highly popular book series. The high school band then went on to play “Music from Wonewoc-Center band musicians performed together, with selections from popFrozen” and “Feather ular movies for the annual spring concert. The students had the chance to
choose selections for a “fun” finale concert to round out the school year.
Cover to Cover Book sale, Plant workshop coming to the Wonewoc Library BY KIM DEARTH Wonewoc’s Old Fashioned Day is almost here, and the Wonewoc Public Library is having a double celebration! In addition to our annual Basket Silent Auction benefitting the Friends of the Library, we will be holding a book sale in the lower level of the building. The book sale will open on Friday, May 16, during normal business hours and will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Old Fashioned Day, Saturday, May 17. The sale will also be open to the public during normal library hours for the remainder of May. As the weather finally warms up, many people are itching to tend their gardens and plant their flower beds. To help you get started, the library will be offering a Pot Your Own Planter Workshop on Monday, May 19 at 6 p.m. Kathy Preuss of Woodland Valley Farms will be with us to explain
how to put together the perfect arrangement in your own container, using the variety of plants she brings that evening. Each participant must bring his or her own pot and soil, and Kathy will provide the plants. There is no cost for the workshop; however, the following fees will be charged to cover the cost of materials (for pot measurement, measure diameter at the top): 12” pot - $10; 14” pot - $12, 16” pot - $15. All participants MUST pre-register and pay their fee by May 16—there will be no exceptions. To register, stop by the circulation desk at the library or call (608) 464-7625. Mark your calendars and come join us for an evening that is sure to inspire! See you at the library! Kim Dearth is Library Director at the Wonewoc Public Library.
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608-565-7166 WONEWOC-UNION CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT Looking for certified K-6 teachers to instruct reading and math during Summer School June 16-26 & July 7-31, Monday – Thursday. Contact Michelle Noll (608) 464-3165 ext. 117 for more information. Varsity Boys’ Basketball Coach opening. Contact Tory Needham at 608-464-3165 ext. 116 for more information.
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*NOTIFICATION* The Messenger of Juneau County, LLC the legal newspaper for Juneau County, will NOT be publishing an edition the week of July 3rd in honor of the Independence Day holiday. We will publish, as usual a June 26th edition and a July 10th edition. Those sending legal notices that need to be published before July 10th need to send them no later than Monday, June 23rd to be assured publication. If you have any questions please feel free to call our office and speak to Dianna Anderson at 608-462-4902
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Local governments, according to a September 2013 Gallop poll, capture the most public trust and confidence among all levels of government. Professional management, coupled with a commitment to ethical practices, is one factor explaining why Gallop respondents register such satisfaction. Professional local government managers bring shared commitment and vision to our communities—working closely with elected officials and residents to build communities we’re proud to call home. Like the CEO of a corporation, a professional local government manager brings the best practices in financial management, administration, and personnel practices to running the business of government. As nonpartisan, nonpolitical public servants, professional local government managers work behind the scenes for the good of their communities partnering with elected officials, business and community leaders, and their staff of public servants. Because these managers do their jobs so well, many Americans are unaware they exist, yet their presence is crucial to delivering services that are more efficient than governments without these trained professionals. (IBM Global Business Services study, 2011) As members of the Wisconsin City/County Management Association (WCMA) and International City/County Management Association (ICMA), members pledge to follow the principles and guidelines of the ICMA Code of Ethics. Adopted in 1924, the ICMA Code of Ethics defined the principles that today serve as the foundation for the local government management profession and set the standard for excellence. Leadership in a management structure committed to equity, transparency, integrity, stewardship of public resources, political neu-
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Dear Editor, To prevent deaths and injuries, Wonewoc Police Department and Union Center Police Department along with law enforcement agencies from all over Wisconsin will intensify our safety belt enforcement efforts during the annual Click It or Ticket mobilization from May 19 to June 1. Click It or Ticket is more than just a slogan for us - it's a lifesaving strategy. We're the ones who have to tell families that someone they love was seriously injured or killed in a crash. We must deliver this tragic news even when we know that a safety belt could have prevented that injury or death. And that's why we take safety belt enforcement seriously. We don't want to stop and ticket drivers or passengers for not wearing a safety belt. But we also never want to tell families that their son, daughter, parent, or other loved one was ejected from a vehicle or tossed around violently inside it during a crash because they did not buckle up. Buckling up is a quick, easy, and a proven lifesaver. So please remember – Click It or Ticket and together let's achieve zero preventable traffic deaths. Chief Julie Ott - Wonewoc Police Department Chief Chad Rick - Union Center Police Department
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This letter is sent as a warning against a local Radio and Television Service. In early January of this year my husband and I decided we needed to have someone come to our home to see what could be done to improve our TV reception. We wanted to keep our business local if possible, so with that in mind, we looked to the yellow pages. We called a business called Tatzel’s Radio and TV Service. We called and left a message on their answering machine. A half-hour later they returned our call and after talking with my husband, said they could come right over, which they did. After a half-hour Mr. Tatzel said that we needed a new antenna and booster box. They (he and his wife) gave us an estimate of $400. We agreed and they informed us that the antenna would have to be ordered as they used a “Channel Master” brand antenna. Mr. Tatzel requested a deposit of $250, which we gave them by check. We had to ask for a receipt, at was not offered. This took place on a Monday, and then Mr. Tatzel told us that he would call us toward the end of the week with a time estimate when the job could be done. They never did call us back. On Feb. 25th, I called to find out why we hadn’t heard back and I spoke with Mrs. Tatzel, who told me that not only
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Shared Missions: Students Work to Make Better Habitat in Wisconsin BY MARK PFOST The relationship between Outdoors Forever, Mauston High School and local kids has been a mutualistic one for many years. Outdoors Forever, a conservation and hunting club in Mauston, Wisconsin has a long history of getting kids involved in conservation and outdoor recreation. For more than 20 years, students and Outdoors Forever have worked together to accomplish habitat projects. For even more years, the club has provided both hunting and trapping education, and it puts on “Conservation Day” activities for local fifth graders. The club also conducts Learn to Hunt classes, and releases some of its 1,500 pen-raised ring-necked pheasants to give new hunters an opportunity to hunt with a club mentor. Students helped the club with another project again in late April 2014. The club owns several properties in the county and works to improve habitat for both game and non-game species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners for Fish and Wildlife program is currently working with Outdoors Forever to improve habitat along 3,400 feet of ditch. Much of the club’s 200 acres on either side of the ditch are enrolled as grassland habitat through the Conservation Reserve Program. Habitat quality was diminishing as trees spread from the ditch banks into adjacent grassland. Trees provided perches and hiding places for avian and mammalian predators that prey on grassland birds. Invasive buckthorn and Siberian elm also grew in this stretch. Removing these trees eliminates future seed production. Lastly, trees growing within the ditch caused water to back up on “upstream” farms, thereby interfering with farming activities.
All trees along the ditch-way were logged for bio-mass fuel, but logging activities left a lot of slash—limbs and pieces that were too small to gather and dispose of mechanically. Although the slash would decompose after a few years it would hinder near-term habitat management activities. For instance, if slash would have been left lying, club members would have had a harder time treating new tree growth by impeding the maneuverability of utility vehicles equipped with herbicide sprayers and increasing the odds of punctured tires. About half of the students helped remove slash. They carried or dragged the slash from logging operations into piles that will eventually be burned. In the process some slipped and fell—others went in over boot tops as they tried to haul larger pieces from the flooded area. At the same time, another group of students planted crabapple trees and balsam firs. It might seem odd to remove all the trees and then plant more. The club chose crabapples because this short-statured species was indigenous to grasslands, and their fruit hangs on into late winter; thereby proving a food source for over-wintering and early migrating birds. While firs are not native to this part of Wisconsin, they provide thermal cover for wintering birds and provide aesthetic appeal to club members. All told, approximately 50 students spent science class time helping out at Outdoors Forever’s Highway N Farm over two days at the end of April. These students, ranging from freshman to senior, are enrolled in either wildlife ecology or landscape architecture classes. The relationship between Outdoors Forever and Mauston area students has been going on for a long time: students have helped
Taking Refuge
An Outdoorsman’s Journal
BY STEVE NORLING Spring must be here; there are school groups at the refuge almost every day and other groups that are coming out too. There will be a group of over forty veterans coming out from the Tomah VA hospital. They will be enjoying a day at the refuge and also enjoying just getting out of the hospital. A couple of weeks ago over thirty Boy Scouts got merit badges at the refuge. Merit badge days are an ongoing thing now at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge. School groups range from kindergartners to college students. There are only six whooping crane nests left on the refuge, but there have been seven eggs salvaged that are now in incubation. One of the things that we are looking for is; will the pairs that gave up their first eggs re-nest? If they do we could have a super year for young whoopers here at the refuge. If you are out driving on the refuge on a weekend you may see official refuge cars with the antennas on top. These are the interns that are keeping track of all of the whoopers. They track their whereabouts every day of the week including Sunday. As my wife and I were out on the refuge this past Sunday we watched as one of the interns found two places that there were whoopers. One spot was a single crane in the Suk Cerney area, the other sighting being in the pool area that is visible to the east of the Boghaunter Trail parking area. This second sighting was a pair. Both were at a great distances and binoculars were needed to see them plainly. We have been seeing a lot of deer on the refuge. Coming back from volunteering one day my wife and I saw six in one bunch and two singles. That was just on Grand Dike Road between the end of the blacktop in the refuge to the beginning of the blacktop at the end of the refuge. Also this week when I was out doing a project I saw at least five deer; three singles and one pair. I have also been seeing a few turkeys but not as many as some years. You will be seeing a lot more color on the refuge also. More and more flowers and shrubs are beginning to bloom. Hike the trails or just drive very slowly and look; you never know what you might see. Speaking of driving I drove practically every public road in the refuge this week and all of them are passable. There are some soft spots and some rough spots, but if you take it easy and carefully you can go about anywhere on the refuge. However, remember that this can change if we get some heavy rains. It pays to be careful if you will stay out of trouble. Things should begin to happen quickly now. Goslings and cygnets will soon be born as well as sandhill crane and even whooping cranes. This is that great time of the year that you need to watch for the parents taking their youngsters for a walk. Before too long it will be ducks and other birds on the refuge that will be bring their families out. By the end of the month ruffed grouse will also probably make their appearance. Other birds are just getting back. Most warblers have returned as well as gold finch and I believe orioles have returned also. Just about all of our summer friends are back including grosbeaks. So now is a great time to take that hike on some of the trails. The trail that goes from the visitor center and around the one-mile loop has a portion that is currently under water. By the time you read this it may no longer under water, but if we get rain it may be worse. Check at the visitor center or if it is closed check the board outside for information. Now I would like to ask any of you who love the outdoors and especially the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge to consider volunteering. There are many jobs that can be done by volunteers and volunteers are sorely needed. There are openings to man the front desk, work the Karner Korner store and many other things, both inside and out. If you can give a day a week of a half day a week come on out and volunteer, it’s a blast. Until next week, “See you at the refuge.”
the club accomplish projects and have learned something about habitat conservation in the process. Club members give generously of their time and talent to connect kids with their environment and the critters that inhabit it. Outdoors Forever and its conservation colleagues, including Partners for Fish and Wildlife, are contemplating future projects. Don’t be surprised if Mauston High School students are involved as well.
Chase Clark, McKayla Osborne, Chacho Saylor, and an unidentified student haul slash from ditch banks. MARK PFOST PHOTO
Trout? Fishing Trip! BY MARK WALTERS Hello friends, Last May I canoed up a creek that empties into the Wisconsin River, in Columbia County, and fished for trout. I had never been to this section of stream before and it is seldom fished because of the work and amount of time that it takes to reach it. The shoreline is so marshy that I slept in my canoe and fishing wise, I was rewarded with a 19-brown, caught several 9-13's and lost one that was at least 22. This week, I took my 13-year-old daughter Selina and 13year-old nephew Dylan Walters on a canoe camping, and trout fishing weekend that was full of nature and adventure. Friday, May 2rd High 62, low 44 As usual, we had more gear, dog, and people then one canoe could handle on a trip like this; so the kids and I would be pulling a fully loaded canoe behind the one that we were paddling, as we moved steadily along trying to beat approaching rain and fading daylight. For a tent on this trip we would use a 12x14 screen tent that we would tarp. This would give us the option of a complete view with a lot of space or a weather proof tent. Dylan and Selina are the same age and great friends as they have traveled together in the outdoor world all their lives. This would be the first time that they canoe camped and I was hopefully going to help each of them catch their first trout. Tonight, I woke the kids up about 11:00 p.m. to eat a plate of stroganoff that I had just made, moments later they were both sound a sleep in their sleeping bags. Our camp is on the only dry land that I know of in the vicinity, and is maybe a 1-acre oak island that is surrounded by hundreds of acres of marsh. There are hundreds of ducks and at least a hundred Canada geese close by and tonight I learned that Canada geese have a tendency to talk a lot. Some of the geese were only 50-yards away, others were up to a mile away. As I laid in my sleeping bag I listened to some of the individuals and a few of them never shut up. At 12:38, the wind picked up and the tarps on my screen tent became very loud. Bottom line, I was still wide awake when it became light out and thinking that some Canada geese have a very low amount of brain cells. Saturday, May 3rd High 65, low 40 This would end up being a learn a lot about nature, how to cast in a canoe, and how to paddle a canoe on a narrow creek kind of a trip for the kids. This morning we hit trout paradise, which is a 50-foot long hole that is at least 8-feet deep and I have to tell you that I was really excited. I made each of the kids a rod holder out of a tag alder bow, and rigged them up with the traditional split shot, hook, and crawler rig that is a standard trout killer. The first sign of bad luck, other than the high water, was when Selina kept showing me worms that were flowing down the stream (worms and insects get washed into streams and can create a long term smorgasbord for trout). The second bit of bad luck came when after an hour we had
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not had a hit and we realized that there is a nasty snag in our trout pool. On the positive side, it is hilarious watching these two kids; they painted their faces with mud, and dreamt up a new chewing gum invention with the ingredient being tag alder bark. We caught a baby mouse that was named “Squeaky” because it was very loud and Dylan lost it when he put it in his hip boots. After five hours of not losing a crawler (an excellent nap was taken by yours truly) we paddled back to camp (1.5 miles) and on the way back, the kids tossed spinners and crankbaits and did not get a hit. When we reached camp, it had been decimated by strong winds. We rebuilt it and tied everything off and I cooked pork chops while the kids explored. Later, we paddled back to trout paradise and did not lose a crawler and I was thinking that possibly we were in a dreaded “non-bite” (should at least have caught a sucker). The paddle back to camp was in the dark and my partners and I became a canoe paddling team in just one day of lessons. We had a beautiful campfire, listened to the mindless geese, and the kids were out by 11:00. The following morning, Selina had a bite and her trophy busted her line in the snag. Three hours later we were pulling lines and Dylan had a fish on his. When it was landed, it was a sucker and it had Selina’s broken line in it’s mouth as well as Dylan’s. I have never fished trout and had such poor results. On the other hand, as usual, this pair of cousins had a blast and learned a ton on another successful outdoor adventure. You can’t make them bite! Sunset
Soon these eggs will be young Canada Geese
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THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY
May 15, 2014
Home and Community Educators Awards and Recognition Banquet
On Thursday evening, the Juneau county Home and Community Educators (HCE) awarded and recognized club members for their years of contribution to the club, along with recipients of the annual scholarship and members advancing to the State Cultural Arts competition. Pictured is Mauston High School senior, Charitee Seebecker, presented with the Juneau County HCE Scholarship in the amount of $250. A second scholarship was awarded to New Lisbon High School senior Alanna McCullough, whom was unable to attend the banquet. Helen Petrowitz, left, presented Seebecker with the scholarship.
Carla Von Haden, left, presented the Juneau County HCE Volunteer of the Year Award to Helen Petrowitz for her many volunteer efforts throughout the year.
Kathy Vopelak, left, made an owl piece, which will move onto the WAHCE State Cultural Arts Conference and will represent the Juneau County HCE Club. Cultural Arts leader Jean Morton is pictured with Vopelak. This year’s program theme was “Whooo Are We?” with the theme of “ ‘Owl’ Always be a HCE Member” for the 2014 WAHCE Annual Conference Cultural Arts winners that will move onto the WAHCE State Conference in Cable, Wisconsin held in September. Winners from the Juneau County HCE Club includes, from left to right: Veronica Sustar, Shirley Jenson, Jess Bashirian, Gale Hickcock, Vera Miller, Evelyn Gray, Lois Lawton, and Jean Morton (presented the winners with awards).
Five HCE club members were given Membership Awards for their dedicated years of contributions to the club. From let to right: June Robinson – 50 years; Mary Kaiser – 50 years; Francis Miller – 15 years; Kathy Vopelak – 35 years; Evelyn Gray – 35 years.
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